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2017 MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Camron Ghorbi • Miami Athletic Communications • 5821 San Amaro Drive • Coral Gables, FL 33146 HurricaneSports.com • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram: @CanesBaseball Home to Four National Championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) and 44 Consecutive NCAA Postseason Appearances SERIES INFORMATION GAMES 42-44 CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (Eddie Pellagrini Diamond) Dates: Friday, April 28, 2017 - Sunday, Apil 30, 2017 Game Times: 2:30 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | 1 p.m. MIAMI HURRICANES (20-21, 10-10 ACC) Site: Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Shea Field (1,000) Head Coach: Jim Morris (Elon, 1973) Career Division I Record: 1,555-684-4 (36th season) | Record at Miami: 1,051-440-3 (24th season) Student Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org (all games) at EAGLES (16-22, 6-15 ACC) @CanesBaseball / @MiamiHurricanes BOSTON COLLEGE Twitter Updates: Head Coach: Mike Gambino (Boston College, 1999) BCEagles.com Live Stats: Career Division I Record: 151-210 (seventh season) | Record at BC: 151-210 (seventh season) Postgame Recap: HurricaneSports.com Series History: Miami leads, 20-7 WEEKEND STORY LINES & NEWS Coral Gables: Miami leads, 15-2 • Miami will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass., for an ACC series with host Boston College from April 28-April 30 (WVUM 90.5). Chestnut Hill: Miami leads, 5-3 • Miami leads the all-time series with the Eagles 20-7, but have not traveled to Pellagrini Diamond since the 2013 season. Neutral Site: Boston College leads, 2-0 • UM faced Boston College in the 2016 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional, and won for its 25th College World Series trip. First Meeting: March 21, 2003 - Miami won, 18-8 • Junior lefthander Jeb Bargfeldt (4-3, 2.32 ERA) will start the series opener opposite BC's Jacob Stevens (4-4, 4.70 ERA). Last Meeting: June 12, 2016 - Miami won, 9-4 • Sophomore Romy Gonzalez leads Miami with 10 multi-hit games, eight multi-RBI games, seven home runs and 26 RBI. Streak: Miami, one win • Senior Randy Batista has reached base in 20 straight games entering Friday's series opener at BC, a career-long streak. • Head coach Jim Morris has the fifth-most wins in Division I history (1,555), the third-most wins among active coaches, a .695 winning percentage (sixth among active coaches), and 187 more wins than the next active coach - Mike Fox of UNC. MIAMI 20-21, 10-10 ACC • The Hurricanes had four different players earn Preseason All-America recognition;Michael Mediavilla, Jesse Lepore and 2016: 50-14, 21-7 ACC (first place, Coastal) Johnny Ruiz were recognized by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper while Carl Chester was honored by Baseball America. Last Game: April 26, 2017 (Coral Gables, Fla.) • The Hurricanes made their 25th trip to the College World Series in 2016, finishing with a 50-14 record and a 21-9 mark in 4-5 loss, FIU ACC play. Miami was the No. 3 national seed for the postseason, and won the 2016 ACC Regular Season Championship. • The Canes had seven players selected in the 2016 MLB Draft, including Chicago White Sox’ first-round pickZack Collins. Head Coach: Jim Morris (Elon, 1973) DI Career: 1,555-684-4 (36th season) at UM: 1,051-440-3 (24th season) PROJECTED STARTERS vs. BC: 20-7-0 Friday: JR LHP Jeb Bargfeldt (4-3, 2.32 ERA) Saturday: JR LHP Michael Mediavilla (4-4, 4.21 ERA) Sunday: FR RHP Greg Veliz (1-5, 5.08 ERA) BOSTON COLLEGE 16-22, 6-15 ACC 2016: 35-22, 13-15 ACC (fifth place, Atlantic) Last Game: April 23, 2017 (Boston, Mass.) 1-0 win, NC State Head Coach: Mike Gambino (Boston College, 1999) DI Career: 151-210 (seventh season) at BC: 151-210 (seventh season) Twitter: @BCBirdball Game 1: LHP Jeb Bargfeldt Game 2: LHP Michael Mediavilla Game 3: RHP Greg Veliz Friday: SO RHP Jacob Stevens (4-4, 4.70 ERA) 4-3, 2.32 ERA 4-4, 4.21 ERA 3-2, 2.41 ERA Saturday: SO LHP Dan Metzdorf (2-5, 4.58 ERA) Sunday: JR RHP Brian Rapp (1-2, 4.02 ERA) POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA C 40 Joe Gomez .167 96 14 16 1 0 2 9 0-0 1B 17 Christopher Barr .183 93 15 17 7 0 0 10 0-0 2B 10 Romy Gonzalez .263 152 29 40 8 1 7 27 11-12 SS 2 Randy Batista .234 77 16 18 3 0 0 12 0-2 3B 16 Edgar Michelangeli .179 117 17 21 1 0 3 14 2-3 LF 51 James Davison .248 113 16 28 2 2 0 11 9-12 CF 9 Carl Chester .252 155 24 39 6 0 3 23 8-12 RF 44 Michael Burns .216 215 11 27 2 1 2 23 3-7 DH 43 Nico Baldor .268 41 3 11 2 0 0 3 0-0 2017 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2017 SCHEDULE (20-21, 10-10 ACC) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT Location Coral Gables, Fla. Feb. 13 Saturday FanFest & Alumni Game** W, 9-2 Enrollment 15,629 Feb. 17 Friday RUTGERS W, 3-0 Feb. 18 Saturday RUTGERS W, 8-4 Founded 1925 Feb. 19 Sunday RUTGERS% L, 6-17 Nickname Hurricanes Feb. 22 Wednesday at FIU postponed Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White Feb. 24 Friday at #2 Florida L, 0-1 President Dr. Julio Frenk Feb. 25 Saturday at #2 Florida L, 0-2 Athletics Director Blake James Feb. 26 Sunday at #2 Florida L, 2-6 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Stadium / Capacity Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field / 4,999 March 1 Wednesday at FAU W, 5-2 Ticket Office Phone 305-284-2263 March 3 Friday DARTMOUTH L, 0-1 March 4 Saturday DARTMOUTH W, 3-2 March 5 Sunday DARTMOUTH% L, 0-5 BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF March 7 Tuesday FIU L, 1-12 March 8 Wednesday at FIU L, 2-3 Head Coach Jim Morris March 10 Friday #23 GEORGIA TECH* W, 10-8 Record at Miami / Seasons 1,051-440-3 (.710) / 23 March 11 Saturday #23 GEORGIA TECH* L, 5-7 (11) Career Division I Record / Seasons 1,555-684-4 (.697) / 35 March 12 Sunday #23 GEORGIA TECH*% W, 17-7 Career Coaching Record / Seasons 1,686-723-4 (.702) / 39 March 14 Tuesday MAINE W, 4-3 March 15 Wednesday MAINE W, 7-2 Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coor. / Hitting Gino DiMare (Miami, 1998) March 17 Friday at NC State* L, 3-5 Assistant Coach / Pitching J.D. Arteaga (Miami, 2002) March 18 Saturday at NC State* L, 2-5 March 19 Sunday at NC State* W, 7-5 Assistant Coach / Catchers Norberto Lopez (Nova Southeastern, 1999) March 22 Wednesday FAU W, 7-5 March 24 Friday at #8 North Carolina* L, 2-7 Strength & Conditioning Coach Brian Gabriel (Incarnate Word, 1996) March 25 Saturday at #8 North Carolina* L, 3-6 Athletic Trainer H.R. Powell (Montclair State, 2013) March 26 Sunday at #8 North Carolina* W, 6-2 March 29 Wednesday at #12 FGCU L, 0-3 Robert “G.M.” McDaniel (FIU, 2003) March 31 Friday WAKE FOREST* L, 1-2 Director of Baseball Operations / Camps April 1 Saturday WAKE FOREST*% W, 5-0 PROGRAM HISTORY April 2 Sunday WAKE FOREST*% L, 0-9 First Year of Baseball 1940 April 5 Wednesday ST. THOMAS (FL) W, 14-2 April 8 Saturday DUKE* W, 9-7 All-Time Program Record 2,525-1,025-18 (.710) April 9 Sunday DUKE*% W, 7-0 College World Series Appearances / Last 25 / 2016 April 10 Monday DUKE* L, 2-5 (10) College World Series Record 48-42 (.533) April 12 Wednesday FGCU L, 4-5 NCAA Regional Appearances/ Last 45 / 2016 April 14 Friday at Pittsburgh* (Game 1) L, 3-10 NCAA Regional Record 125-44 (.740) April 14 Friday at Pittsburgh* (Game 2) W, 1-0 NCAA Super Regional Appearances / Last 12 / 2016 April 15 Saturday at Pittsburgh* W, 5-3 NCAA Super Regional Record 18-11 (.621) April 19 Wednesday FAU W, 8-2 Last Postseason Opponent UC Santa Barbara / 2016 April 21 Friday FLORIDA STATE*% L, 3-6 April 22 Saturday FLORIDA STATE*% W, 5-4 (10) College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) April 23 Sunday FLORIDA STATE*% cancelled Result Lost, 3-5 April 25 Tuesday at FIU W, 8-7 April 26 Wednesday FIU L, 4-5 April 28 Friday at Boston College* 2:30 p.m. POSTSEASON HISTORY April 29 Saturday at Boston College* 1:30 p.m. National Championships: 4 (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) April 30 Sunday at Boston College* 1:00 p.m. College World Series Appearances: 25 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, May 5 Friday BETHUNE-COOKMAN% 7:00 p.m. 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, May 6 Saturday BETHUNE-COOKMAN% 7:00 p.m. May 7 Sunday BETHUNE-COOKMAN% 1:00 p.m. 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016) May 10 Wednesday UCF 7:00 p.m. May 12 Friday at Virginia* 6:00 p.m. Super Regional Appearances: 12 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, May 13 Saturday at Virginia* 4:00 p.m. 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016) May 14 Sunday at Virginia* 1:00 p.m. May 16 Tuesday FGCU 7:00 p.m. Super Regional Titles: 8 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016) May 18 Thursday VIRGINIA TECH*% 7:00 p.m. May 19 Friday VIRGINIA TECH*% 7:00 p.m.